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monoprionidian

monoprionidian adjective: having a polyparium with a single row of cells.

Adjective

monoprionidian (not comparable)

  1. Having a polyparium with a single row of cells.
    • Two leading types may be distinguished amongst the Graptolites, which are termed respectively "monoprionidian" and "diprionidian." The monoprionidian Graptolites, such as Monograptiis priodon (fig. 54), are distinguished by the fact that the polypary, whether simple or branched, possesses but a...1879, Henry Alleyne Nicholson, A manual of palaeontology for the use of students with a general introduction on the principles of palaeontology

Origin of monoprionidian

From the now disused taxonomic name Monoprion (“section of genus Graptolithus”), coined by the French geologist and palaeontologist Joachim Barrande in 1850 from Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos, “single”) + πρίων (príōn, “a saw”), + -idian.

Questions about monoprionidian

What does monoprionidian mean?
Monoprionidian means having a polyparium with a single row of cells.
What part of speech is monoprionidian?
Monoprionidian is an adjective.

Words near monoprionidian in the dictionary

  1. monoprint
  2. monoprinted
  3. monoprinting
  4. monoprints
  5. monoprionid
  6. monoprionidian
  7. monoprofessional
  8. monoprogramming
  9. monoprop
  10. monopropargylic
  11. monopropellant

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